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| Clarke conducts Australia revival | Clarke conducts Australia revival |
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| Michael Clarke completed his first century in 19 Tests as Australia moved towards England's first innings total on day four of the second Ashes Test. | Michael Clarke completed his first century in 19 Tests as Australia moved towards England's first innings total on day four of the second Ashes Test. |
| Matthew Hoggard dismissed Shane Warne for 43 on the stroke of tea to end a stand of 118 and complete a five-wicket haul, with Australia 502-7 in Adelaide. | |
| Clarke and Adam Gilchrist took an hour to avoid the follow-on mark against some testing pace bowling. | Clarke and Adam Gilchrist took an hour to avoid the follow-on mark against some testing pace bowling. |
| Adam Gilchrist was caught in the deep off Ashley Giles for 64. | Adam Gilchrist was caught in the deep off Ashley Giles for 64. |
| England's chances of forcing a result did not look good at the start of the day, as Australia resumed on 312-5. | England's chances of forcing a result did not look good at the start of the day, as Australia resumed on 312-5. |
| At lunch, a draw looked like the most likely prospect but as the seventh-wicket stand grew, they were beginning to think about having to bat to save the game on day five. | At lunch, a draw looked like the most likely prospect but as the seventh-wicket stand grew, they were beginning to think about having to bat to save the game on day five. |
| Australia took their first innings total past 400 in an Adelaide Test for the eighth match in succession and Clarke posed a challenge to the selectors ahead of the third Test. | Australia took their first innings total past 400 in an Adelaide Test for the eighth match in succession and Clarke posed a challenge to the selectors ahead of the third Test. |
| Dropped after a disappointing Ashes series in England in 2005, he was only brought back as an injury replacement for all-rounder Shane Watson. | Dropped after a disappointing Ashes series in England in 2005, he was only brought back as an injury replacement for all-rounder Shane Watson. |
| With Watson expected to be fit for Perth, Australia may have to drop Damien Martyn if they are to retain 25-year-old-Clark, who had not reached three figures since his debut Test on home soil in November 2004. | With Watson expected to be fit for Perth, Australia may have to drop Damien Martyn if they are to retain 25-year-old-Clark, who had not reached three figures since his debut Test on home soil in November 2004. |
| England's bowlers did little to deserve the three crisp, cover-driven boundaries he displayed during the afternoon, having already secured his second half century of the series. | England's bowlers did little to deserve the three crisp, cover-driven boundaries he displayed during the afternoon, having already secured his second half century of the series. |
| Gilchrist was just beginning to cut loose when he was caught at deep midwicket as he aimed to slog-sweep Giles for the second boundary of the over. | Gilchrist was just beginning to cut loose when he was caught at deep midwicket as he aimed to slog-sweep Giles for the second boundary of the over. |
| He had endured a testing first hour as Flintoff employed the method that has kept the wicket-keeper's batting average to 25.83 since the start of the last Ashes series, packing the off-side field. | He had endured a testing first hour as Flintoff employed the method that has kept the wicket-keeper's batting average to 25.83 since the start of the last Ashes series, packing the off-side field. |
| With Flintoff bowling around the wicket, Gilchrist always looked likely to edge a drive or cut to the slip cordon. | With Flintoff bowling around the wicket, Gilchrist always looked likely to edge a drive or cut to the slip cordon. |
| Flintoff only allowed himself four overs, though, and worryingly did not return to the attack before the tea break. | Flintoff only allowed himself four overs, though, and worryingly did not return to the attack before the tea break. |
| The introduction of spinner Giles into the attack looked foolish as Gilchrist larruped him through the covers to reach his best Ashes score since the Sydney Test of 2003. | The introduction of spinner Giles into the attack looked foolish as Gilchrist larruped him through the covers to reach his best Ashes score since the Sydney Test of 2003. |
| It looked inspired when Gilchrist was implicit in his own downfall but part-time off-spinner Kevin Pietersen's arrival looked more of an attacking option. | It looked inspired when Gilchrist was implicit in his own downfall but part-time off-spinner Kevin Pietersen's arrival looked more of an attacking option. |
| It was surprising that Pietersen was not used during the afternoon, with Giles bowled unchanged, generally over the wicket on leg stump to both batsmen. | It was surprising that Pietersen was not used during the afternoon, with Giles bowled unchanged, generally over the wicket on leg stump to both batsmen. |
| The pitch offered Hoggard little when he returned just before the tea break but he created a couple of chances before trapping Warne lbw with a ball that straightened on middle and leg. | The pitch offered Hoggard little when he returned just before the tea break but he created a couple of chances before trapping Warne lbw with a ball that straightened on middle and leg. |